Nimshew, California

Nimshew
Unincorporated community
Nimshew is located in California
Nimshew
Nimshew
Location in California
Nimshew is located in the United States
Nimshew
Nimshew
Nimshew (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°50′37″N 121°37′09″W / 39.84361°N 121.61917°W / 39.84361; -121.61917
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyButte
Elevation
[1]
2,507 ft (764 m)

Nimshew is a former mining town in Butte County, California, United States, formed to house workers at the nearby Nimshew gold mine. It lies at an elevation of 2507 feet (764 m). Nimshew had a post office from 1880 to 1923.[2] It is now a neighborhood of Magalia.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nimshew, California
  2. ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 285. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

39°50′37″N 121°37′09″W / 39.84361°N 121.61917°W / 39.84361; -121.61917

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